Climate change most likely cause of woolly rhino extinction – study – The Guardian

The woolly rhino may have been wiped out by climate change rather than human hunting, researchers have revealed.
Enormous, hairy and with a huge hump, the woolly rhino roamed northern Eurasia until about 14,000 years ago. The cause of its demise has been much debated, with remains found near prehistoric human sites raising the question of whether they were hunted to extinction.
Now researchers say analysis of ancient DNA from woolly rhinos found in north-east Siberia suggests climate change wa…

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